Now cricket appears to be closing ranks to spare the blushes of Test legend Sir Alastair Cook.

Sir Alastair recounts the incident on his Stick to Cricket podcast, saying it happened when he was playing for Bedfordshire Farmers during a game in Norfolk last week.

"Went to Norfolk for a game against West Norfolk Farmers," he said.

"Our touring record is poor, we were something like 60 for four I thought we need a few more here so I tried to bat properly. I got 17,........

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